E-9
Weather Band Channel Frequency Table
CHANNEL
Frequency (MHZ)
Ch1
162.400
Ch2
162.425
Ch3
162.450
CH4
162.475
CH5
162.500
CH6
162.525
CH7
162.550
Note:
With regard to the NOAA Weather Band: You need to identify which channel receives
your local weather report. When you change locations either to another city or state,
you may need to choose a different band to get the local report in that location.
HINTS FOR BEST RECEPTION:
To insure maximum weather band reception, the ANTENNA (#17) should be fully
extended to obtain the best possible station reception.
RECEIVING AN EMERGENCY WEATHER ALERT
In both On and Off modes, the JEP-150 will receive emergency broadcast alerts, and
sound an alarm warning if there is a severe weather emergency in your area.
1. The JEP-150 will turn on automatically, activate the alarm and turn on the pre-
selected WB channel. The ALERT INDICATOR (#8) flashes. The alarm will stay on
for the duration of the alert broadcast.
2. The ALERT INDICATOR (#8) will not stop flashing until you press SNOOZE/SLEEP
BUTTON (#4) or /MODE BUTTON (#7) to turn it off.
Notes:
•
In case there is a power interruption, the JEP-150 will continue to receive weather
alerts if you have a battery installed in the unit (see “INSTALLING THE BACK-UP
BATTERY” section of the manual). The clock display will be off, but the ALERT
INDICATOR (#8) will be flashing if there is an alert.
•
The radio will continue to drain the battery if left unplugged or without power for a
long period of time. It’s highly recommended that you connect the JEP-150 to AC
power to prevent the battery from completely draining and turning the radio off while
in use.
•
NOAA Weather band is a service broadcast of the U.S. Government and available in
all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
•
The NOAA Weather Service broadcasts a test alert every Wednesday between 11
am and Noon. To receive the broadcasts, the radio must be within the range of the
local broadcast site, 10 - 40 miles, depending on terrain and obstructions.
To learn more:
Or find the weather band channel for your area, go to:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/
for
NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) and
http://www.ec.gc.ca/
for
Environment Canada.
